Striking casting



D. S. BARROWS sTRIKING CASTING Filed NOV. 15', 1927 anw/Moz Ona/a' 5. Barrows Patented Oct. 24, v1933 Y, :l Y I i UNITED .STATES i,

i 1 0 tively, as a striking casting or coupler stop memstructionof the `various parts will become -ap- ,9,5

1,931,479 `s'1j 1trlz`11-c.`l cAs'riNG i -S. Barro'ws,'Rochester; N. Y2, assignor'to The Symington Company, .NewxYoi-k, N.V Il.; t a'ccrporationof Maryland 4 l Application Novi-mba 15, `192': Serial No. 233,449 "5 claims. (ciale-60) This invention relates tov a combined casting vision ofa novel and Vsimple forni of'` removable used inconnection with draft rigging for railway Wear meinber for coupler4 carrierfirons, said' rolling' stock and more Vparticularly to such castmember being formed as a fiat plate bent ings adapted to iunctionas striking. castings and itself to leave justfenoghfroin to'i'eceive'a'fflat '5 sill tie members and receive replaceable wear retainer or key therein, the'endsof said-retainer 9 or carrier blocks on said tie members. being receivable in the VIVsidescf the as'sc'iated The principal objectof my invention, generally carrier. i A j ,A l considered, is to provide a combined casting -Other objects and advantages yofthe invention which is, formed with'portions serving, respec- `relating to theparticular arrangement conber and arsill'tie memberror coupler carrier, said parentas'the descriptiony proceeds.y b latter member serving -to support a rremovable Referringvto thedralufgwillisgfatingmy ijnwear member which is,preferably.retainedv in ventiomthegscope whereofvis deiined bythe-applace by .a at key extendingentirely therep endedfclaims: i,

" '15 through with the ends; received in corresponding Figure l1 isfa central'long'itudinalsectional ew .pockets or 'apertures inthe sides ofthe casting. of a c oxx 1binedv casting ven'ibcc'iyirig' invention, Aniobject of my invention isto provide a com- Asaid casting being shownconnectedto `center 'sills binedfl casting formed with striking? and carrier and an uassociated coupler being diagrammatically viron portions, said Vpo'rtions'being connected by illustrated in normal positionl 2 0 the integral sides'ot the casting and a.' removable Figure 2is a fragmentaryfend elevationof-my casting.

-wear member supportedon saidcan'ier iron p orgcombinedftcasting, shown partly in vertical section and adapted to receive "a vremmer:which tionen line zfz qfFigure-3,`1ookmgithe direi:- passes therethrough Jwiththe endsfh'eldincor- .tipnof the arrows. i y o w Y, f 'l responding apertures in the sides of the combined j Figure `l3 isv a fragmentaryfhori'zontal ont e line ofFigure'Z, looking inthedirec- AAnother objectofmyinventionisto provide a n tionfof thefar'rcws.

'combined casting adapted -.for cocnnection'with Referring the drawingindetail',,likeparts the'underframe of Ja-carandformedjwitlicoupler being: designatedby, like vreference characters, striking andsill tieportins, idsilltie'portions -therelis -showntlI combinedcasting 1V formedwith beingconnectedv to the strikin'g'rportion by sides aV coupler striking o r stop ``portionfz` a coupler 485 1 .of thecastinewmch sides arepreferabiy ex- A;,f=rrier`portion orsilljtie-member, and-Substantended 'rearwardly .tofpi'ovidefor connection with tially uprightlconnecting web portions i fornid the sills of an associated'cat'` and-form the forwithjrearwardly,extendingnears oniiangeprtins ward portions 'of cheekplates,` .saidcantier being 5, which the embodiment =shwnarelcn 35 formed on its upper face adjacent the ends therenectedtoassociatedcentersills'Sbya plurality 90 ofwith at the ledges `givlnga; substantially off rivets 7. 1n the;y present `iris`ia1x`1cizY Lthelsills concave ee'ct upwardly for more securely hold- ,-are 'slottedgto the ends asj indicat` e d,at -8 andthe ing an associated'wear plate-thereomosaid wear .rearwardly extending portions Aof the'combined plate normally restingronfthe upper 'surface of .casting areyadaptedto function as the ,forward 40 said .carrierVV andfloched in place'. by fa; retainer `porticnsjof-cheek-plates, that isfthey are-adapted k9.5

passing therethrough. f n 5. togreinforc'e the vslottedportions L of thesills A further -objectot myinven'tionis the'provij which receive a usual r-forin of draftg-key`.(not

sionof a combinedcasting adapted .for connecshowin" afs-will be understood;4 Y

' tion with the center sills of 'a car andjformed The rstrikingcasting portion 2 of the with'a striking portion andi'slll tie member, said `casting l gis preferably formed withJ-an; upright members being connected at their respective ends web mort-ion 9;; adapted for engagement with the by sideprtionswhich ax'e1providedwith aperhorn of the coupler 10, illustrated diagrammatiy tures adjacent the sill tie Amember, a removable vvcally;by:dotanlciash'lines, upon suilicient rear- `weer plateresting on said'silltie' member, akey wardmovementthereof; and alowerinwardiv exextendingentirely therethrough fand received-in itendinggend l portion 11 Yoverlyinggthe Vs .hanlr'-of 1 05 the'vape'rwre's'inithe sidesof'the casting-and rivet' said coupler. Y l Y means extending throughloneendof said key.: and pExtendingffrom the -upper edgeof wcb Vadjacent flanges on fthe combined: castingY for Vportion;9,continued reerwanily-andadapmd to locking'saidkey .mlpla'ce 1 l Vj mextendbeneaththe sill coverk plateingt shown) -V `Astill further bbjectof'myinventionzis the proandfendM-sill (not-shown) 's ashelf orwebpc'Sr-UO tion 12. The rearward portion of said shelf may be downwardly offset if desired, as indicated at 13 whereby the cover plate may be connected with the portion 13 and not extend above the forward portion of the shelf 12.

For kbracing the web portions 9, 1112and 13 together, longitudinally extending web portions 14 are preferably provided which gradually taper from the rear edge of the web 11 and finally merge into the web 12 or downwardly offset por? tion 13 thereof. Said web 12 at the front of the center sills 6 preferably extends transversely beyond said center sills and the overhanging portions 15 are preferably braced with respect to the web portions 4 by means of transversely extending substantially vertical Aweb or flange portions 16, which preferably extend substan-i` tially the full height ofthe combined casting.

These webs or flanges 16 are in turn braced tothe web portions 4 by means of web or gusset portions v1'7 yandv the corresponding portions of theweb 12 v, V

l Between the'center sills and rearwardly of the ends thereof that portion 13 of the web 12 is formed, narrower than the remainder of said iWeb, as shown` most clearly yin Fig. 2, so as to v extend between the sills 6 without intersecting the same and is preferably positioned so that the top is vsubstantially flush with the tops of the sills.` Such a construction makes it possible to rigidly connect the end sill and center sills `while vproviding for the secure connection between the combined casting 1 and the cover plate andcenter sills. The narrow portion 13 is preferably extended for a substantial distance to underlie the end sill and, as will be apparent from consideration of'Figure 1 particularly,'it preferably extends beyond the ears or bifurcated web portions 5 of the casting.

The coupler carrier iron or sill tie member 3 'of the combined casting is preferably formed substantially inverted U-shape in cross section lother, by longitudinally extending webs 22.

`'Ihe wear member 20 is preferably formed hollow and velongated in section and is adapted to snugly fit between the sides of the combined 'casting when resting on the web 18 of thesill `jtieV member. kSaid wear.v member may be conveniently formed by bending a flat plate around ak flat keyor other forming means of the proper size to leave an aperture therethrough adapted toreceive a retaining member or key 23. The

edges of the member-20 are preferably positioned at they bottom so as to provide a smooth vtop surface V upon which the stem ofthe coupler 10 directly-rests. y Although I have described my wear member as being formed by'bending a plate around a former, yet I' do not wish to be limited to such a manner of construction as the same maybe formed by castingv or in any desired'y manner.

The sides 4 of the combined` casting are preferably provided with apertures* 24- `registering withtheV aperture 25 through the wearmember end, it is obvious that I do not wish to bereing and sill tie' member, awearl memberformed Vof the casting and passing below the central por- 20 for receiving the retainer 23. The said apertures 24 preferably extend through the webs 4 and the apertured portions of said webs are reinforced by flange or web portions 26 which extend inwardly to snugly embrace the wear member 20 and outwardly tor the ,outer edges ofthe webs or flanges 16 on one side of the casting, while on the other side they need not extend as far outwardly, as locking means for the I retainer 23 need only be provided on one side. Said locking means, in the present instance, is shown as preferably comprising a rivet 27 extending throughregistering apertures in flanges 26 and retainer23, but it is obvious I do not wish to be limitedV to this showing as a bolt, cotter or other locking or holding means may be employed.

From the foregoing description it will be apparentthat I have provided a combined striking casting and sill tie member which is adapted to receive a removable wear member or plate and said member is adapted to be convenientlyand economically manufactured.y The retaining means, as well as the plate, is simple-and inexpensive to manufacture and V-isadaptedV to be readily secured in position while at the same time, after securing, it isheld so that undesired removal or loss is unlikely..

Although I have shown the retainer 23v as being a plain flatfplate' unprovided with a head at one stricted to this showing as, if desired, another form of retainer may be employed.

It will be appreciated, that on account of my novel wear member being of greater' depth than the `standard or American RailwayA Association wear plate, in which a single .thickness of metal rests on the coupler carrieror sill tie `-portion of the casting, van opening of greater'depth is provided uponremoval of said wear plate, thereby furnishing enough'. additional space so. that '1:15

\the shank of a swivel butt coupler, such as illusbutt coupler illustrated, can be insertedA and .IT20

rremoved when the` wear plate is not in place. I

have therefore providedr a vwear :plate which is only slightly more expensivethan theY A.,R. A. wear plate, while: at the sameV timeit; permitsV of use of a swivel butt coupler of normaldimen- 125 sions which could not be inserted: and. removed Vif a'combined casting of standard opening and lusing lan A. R. A. wear plateV were employed.

describedmy invention, what I Having now claim is:

1. A combined kcasting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and silll tie member, said casting being provided with side portions connecting the ends of saidstriking castas a plate with the sides doubled under; spaced from vthe centralportion, and restingon vsaid sill tie member between said' sidefportions, randretaining means forsaid wear member extending into corresponding aperturesin the' side portionsY tion and above thedoubled under sides-of the wear member. v

2. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a coupler stopmember and carrier, said couplerl stop member havinga horizontal shelf portion extending rearwardly therefrom and adaptedfto underlie an associated portion of the car underframe for connection thereto, said couplerstop portion and` carrier `150 being connected by integral side portions of the casting leaving an aperture therebetween for receiving the butt of a coupler, a'removable wear member supported on said carrier portion between the sides of the casting, said member being formed as a flat plate bent upon itself leaving a longitudinally elongated opening therethrough, retaining means for said wear member comprising a fiat key passing through the opening therein and into registering openings in the sides of the casting, and locking means for said retainer intersecting an end thereof and an adjacent portion of the casting for preventing undesired removal of the wear member.

3. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a coupler stop member and carrier, said coupler stop member having a y a removable wear member supported on said carrier portion between the sides of the casting and formed as a flat plate with side portions thereof doubled upon itself leaving an opening there-- through, and retaining means for said wear member passing through the opening therein and into registering Yopenings in the sides of the casting.

4. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said casting' being provided with 'v- Vthe elements of each side portion of said wear member being spaced to form a groove opening toward that of the other for the reception of retaining means, said wear member resting on said sill tie member between said casting side portions,

and' retaining means for said wear member extending under the intermediate portion, with side portions'thereof received in said grooves, and with its ends received in corresponding apertures in the side portions of the casting.

5. A combined casting comprising portionsI serving, respectively, as a coupler stop member and carrier, `saidportions being connected by integral side portions leaving an opening therebe-v tween for receiving the stem of a coupler, a removable wear member supported on said carrier portion between the sides of the casting and comprising a generally rectangular normallyvhorizontal plate with side portions doubled upon itself to form normally horizontal fiange portions spaced from the central portion of said plate, presenting flat upper and lowervsurfaces and leaving an elongated opening therethrough, and retainingl means for said wear member passing through said opening andrinto corresponding receptacles in the sides of the casting.

' DONALD S.. BARROWS. 

